Gmail username choices


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With the birth of Gmail, I have found myself with an interesting question: Do I select my name as a username (for example, john.smith@gmail.com) or do I instead go with more creative username (such as digistil@gmail.com)? I am not sure which I prefer and am curious what other members opinions on this subject are.

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I am sure this topic will be closed, maybe not though :p (since some idiot member may start asking for a gmail)

but anyways, I chose mistical instead of my actual name. Since it is long as well. I'd pick digistil if I were you, but hey, it is really up to you. :)

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With the birth of Gmail, I have found myself with an interesting question: Do I select my name as a username (for example, john.smith@gmail.com) or do I instead go with more creative username (such as digistil@gmail.com)? I am not sure which I prefer and am curious what other members opinions on this subject are.

lol no offence but ur a john smith :p

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isn't it obvious?

if you want to give your email to spammers or other dolts online, do you really want them to have your real name?

and if you are going to put it on your resume, do you really want it to have SuperGokuSaiyan@gmail there?

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THats why i used mine as well, as much as im sure people would love to see, studly_mcmuffinx@hotmail.com on my resume...

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I personally don't use my full name as an email address with services like gmail or hotmail for work/school. I only use those with friends and people I can be very informal with. I only use my full name with the email service provided by my ISP. I don't know why, but I just do. :wacko:

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With the birth of Gmail, I have found myself with an interesting question: Do I select my name as a username (for example, john.smith@gmail.com) or do I instead go with more creative username (such as digistil@gmail.com)? I am not sure which I prefer and am curious what other members opinions on this subject are.

use digistil is a shortly name.

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I personally don't use my full name as an email address with services like gmail or hotmail for work/school. I only use those with friends and people I can be very informal with. I only use my full name with the email service provided by my ISP. I don't know why, but I just do. :wacko:

same here, except i use my first name sometimes (its not a secret :p )

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Choose your name because soon when its public it will be taken, i know what your thinking There no other person with my name.... what i tought, there were like 500 :s

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good idea. I'm gonna register digistil and john.smith right away :D

hah! well, i already got digistil 'n John Smith was for example only...it'd be marcus.schmidt and i registered that one.

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Choose your name because soon when its public it will be taken, i know what your thinking There no other person with my name.... what i tought, there were like 500 :s

Well, I have both registered in Gmail already...I also have an account with Ferrari and am trying to figure out whether to 'kill' two of the three and use just one.

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Haha my name is unique - only 50 people in the country got the same first name as me the year I was born, and none of these had the same 2nd name... still registered it though.

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